You Can Have Living Faith

What is faith, and how do we receive it and grow in it?

We live in a society that is virtually devoid of faith. Since most people don't read the Bible, they don't know much about God or believe He even exists. What about you - do you lack the faith to believe in God?

Having true faith will help you make sense out the troubling and confusing world you live in. It will give you the confidence you need to move forward with your life despite trials and setbacks.

How do you get faith?

Growing in faith requires believing in God and maintaining a close relationship with Him. You can have this relationship with God through daily prayer, Bible study and applying what God says in the Scriptures in your personal life.

Learn more about how to grow in Christian faith by reading this free Bible study aid booklet, You Can Have Living Faith , and start building that close relationship with God today!

Lack of faith—an active, living trust in and relationship with God—is a widespread problem affecting every nation and virtually every individual. (Page 3)

If we want to better our lives, our model for living faith should be Jesus Christ. (Page 7)

Many people don't have the faith described in the Bible because they do not believe or practice what Jesus said: "If you love Me, keep My commandments" ( John:14:15If ye love me, keep my commandments.). (Page 9)

The Bible tells us salvation is by God's grace and is not earned by good works "lest any man should boast" (Ephesians:2:8-9[8] For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:[9] Not of works, lest any man should boast.). But we are saved by grace through faith. The danger we face is that our faith will die if we neglect our salvation by not living a life of obedience to God (Hebrews:2:1-3[1] Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.[2] For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;[3] How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;). (Page 10-11)

The examples and testimonies of the men and women we read about in Hebrews 11 show us we can believe God. (Page 19)

We should pray to God for faith, and we should pray often for it (Luke:18:1And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;). (Page 25)

Living a life of prayer, Bible study and humble obedience to God clariﬁes and strengthens our faith. (Page 28)

What will I find in this booklet?

Jesus asked a question with profound implications for each of us: "When the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?" Faith is growing increasingly rare in our secularized society. How can you have living faith?

Since most people don't read the Bible, they know little about God. Many aren't even sure whether God is real. What about you? What kind of faith do you have? Do you want to have more? Do you understand what faith really is?

Many people think of "faith" as either a feeling or a collection of ideas that represent one's convictions. Although both of these concepts involve elements of faith, the full definition is much broader.

An excellent way to understand the meaning of faith is to consider the examples of the Bible - men and women who trusted and obeyed God, placing their lives in His hands. Who were they, and what can we learn from them?

Few attitudes are more disheartening and destructive to faith than the notion that God doesn't hear our prayers, doesn't answer or doesn't care. It is easy to come to such conclusions when God doesn't respond when or how we want.

God expects us to grow in faith, and he tells us it is impossible to please Him without it. So how can we grow in faith? Scripture gives us several keys to building and growing in faith. What are they, and how do we utilize them?

A comment by the apostle Paul that many lift out of context and misinterpret is Romans:3:28Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.: "Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law."

Many newer translations of the Bible render certain verses written by the apostle Paul to say that we are to live by our faith IN Christ - whereas the earlier King James Version translated these to say that we must have the faith OF Christ. Just how should these verses actually be translated - and why is this important?

In the book of Hebrews, disobedience is equated with disbelief (Hebrews:3:18-19[18] And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?[19] So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.). How are these two are so closely related?

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